The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-12
THE NETWORK STRIKE ENDS
The Order Calling Out Brewery Employees
and Engineers Meets No Response.
The Knights Of Labor Ordered to Return to
Work on Monday-Future Troubles with
C0rbin To Be Submitted to Arbitration.

NEW YORK, Feb 1.-THE order calling on the
| engineers employed on the steamship and rail-
road piers to 90 on strike so far as the piers
| on the river fronts is concerned, proved dead
| letter. A visit to the docks this morning failed
to discover a single instance where the station
airy engineers had quit work. A visit to the
breweries showed that all the employees were at
work, and the men stated that they have posi-
lively refused to obey the order to stop work and
join the army of strikers.
| The Eccentric Engineers refused point blank
to obey the order of district assembly No. 40,
KNIGHTS of Labor. to strike. At the head
quarters of the assembly, this morning the re-
ports of delegates who had been sent out to see
what steps the engineers were taking in the
| matter of obeying the order. reported that the
men refused to quit work. The reports from
| the different breweries were equally discouaeing
| and it was generally admitted that. the last eff
fort of 40 had proved failure.
An official of authority stated that the en-
gineers and brewers had been called on at too
late period, and he frankly admitted that the
strike failure. Considerable dissatisfac-
ton is felt with the executive of 40 because of
| the manner in which the strike has been con-
Quoted. prominent member Of the Freight
handlers Union said to-day that there were two
or three men holding rank in 40 who wanted to
run the whole business for their own ends. A
number of roneshoremen stood around the head
quarters, and several of them ope My declared
they would go to work unless more financial aid
from their union was granted them. A similar
opinion was expressed by other men, and it
ha eli fhoro al
break in the ranks of the strikers at any mo-
ment.
The freight-handlers formerly employed on the
| New York Northern railroad yesterday sent
| delegate to agent Allen to ask him to take back
| the strikers. without exception. He replied
| that, as the union men had struck without Civ
| ing any warning, they could not come back. All
| the new men had been promised permanent sit
| nations and were giving satisfaction. He
| bound to keep faith with them.
At the Maine dock all of the strikers returned,
| and at the Ward-lne dock only about twenty
| five OF the strikers remain out At the Mallory
| line dock the superintendent will have of
the strikers, the men taking their places giving
satisfaction. At the piers of the Long Island
| railroad. the Bristol line. the Baltimore 81 Ohio
| transportation. the Bridgeport daily line, and
| other piers work was proceeding evenly
before the strike.
The chairman of the arbitration board of Dis
| trct Assembly 40 said. to-day, that the brewers
would not strike until the beer now in process of
manufacture worked off. 1t is uncertain
whether not they will then. A. E. Zipert,
| secretary of the United States Brewers Associa-
| ton, said there would be no strike of brewery
| workmen because they were under agreement
for one year to settle all difficulties by ar5itra-
| ton. were we'll paid. and were satisfied with the
| terms OF the agreement
the news of the refusal of the engineers and
| bre wers to obey the order of 40 was received
| with dismay by the 1ongshoremen of the
| ocean steamship piers The general impression
| among them is that their case is hopeless. The
| beach walkers were busy in the afternoon trying
| to influence trucEmen IN favor OF the strikers,
| but received very little encouragement. The
truckmen are said to be organized but are of opn-
| ion 1t would be useless for them to strike
| The Fall river line of boats are running again,
and at the Office it was stated that all the old
| men had returned to work.
1t ia reported that the 1ongshoremen and
freight handlers, In case no settlement is made
| by the end of this week, would march back in a
body on Monday. and be put to work. major
ity of the dock masters say they will not engage
| any old hands.
1t is now open secret that the strike on the
| East-river wafer front is practically at an end.
One of the officers of union No. 2 to night un-
hesitatinely confessed than half of their
400 members had declared an intention Of re-
suming work tomorrow, provided TIE managers
of the companies would allow them. He alleged.
a reason, that a majority of the union were
Knights of Labor, and that they discrimin ted
against those who were not member of that
der in the distributions of funds for strikers
relief, the ''dudes and Italians" as they termed
them, receiving all the aid. while the old mem
beers of the body were ignored
Labor leaders throw ont mysterious hints OF
| important moves yet To be made Frank Farrell
vice-chairman of the labor party, makes public
the statement that the engineers have not been
ordered out by 40 and are not likely to go out
| At a convention of the United Labor party to-
night. Chairman McMackn said he had been in
, formed that the strike had been a success al
along the levee. 1t had, he said been settled i,
| Philadelphia, the coal men going back at %
| cents an hour.